That requires profit to be the primary motivation. The Saudis and their sycophants like Kushner didn't buy it for profit they bought it for culture war reasons. The second they took over it was certain anything queer or rebellious would get the bone saw. So of course they'd prefer to shut it down, why let something they disagree with live when they can kill it?
Not at all defending Kushner or the Saudi investment firm that purchased controlling interest in EA, but they haven't exhibited a pattern of censorship with any of the other studios they have a controlling interest in.
Ah okay, gotcha. And yeah, absolutely correct. Hell, look at The Sims. That game is still queer as hell and chock full of vampires, monsters, ghosts, etc and all of them are still able to bone each other in a furious cloud of dust and moans lol
South Park had a very solid contract already when the takeover happened that means the writers keep total creative control and get a huge payout if the show is cancelled. They've basically been pushing it as a way to call Paramount's bluff to get a billion plus dollar payoff and not have to do the work.
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u/Nickillaz 8h ago
So shutting it down is easier than selling it off? Surely some company would want Bioware even just for the name or the IP?